Nivel de independencia en la vida diaria y plasticidad cognitiva en la vejez

Elena Navarro González; María Dolores Calero García; Ángel López Pérez-Díaz; Ana Luna Gómez Ceballos; Isabel Torres Carbonell; M. José Calero García

doi:10.24310/espsiescpsi.v2i1.13361

Authors

Elena Navarro González Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación, y Tratamiento Psicológico, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Granada Spain
María Dolores Calero García Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación, y Tratamiento Psicológico, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Granada Spain
Ángel López Pérez-Díaz Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación, y Tratamiento Psicológico, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Granada Spain
Ana Luna Gómez Ceballos Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación, y Tratamiento Psicológico, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Granada Spain
Isabel Torres Carbonell Centro de Día San Lázaro (Granada) Spain
M. José Calero García Universidad de Jaén Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/espsiescpsi.v2i1.13361

Keywords:

Activities of daily living, cognitive plasticity, old age, dependence

Abstract

Recent research provides evidence that an active lifestyle is associated with a high level of plasticity, which in turn is related to a reduced probability of cognitive deterioration and decline (Calero, Navarro & Muñoz, 2007). Activities of daily living (ADL) constitute one of the variables currently considered to be an indicator of dependence/independence in old age and which is associated with cognitive and physical decline. The aim of the present study was to analyse the relation between ADL and cognitive plasticity in old age. Sixtythree elderly participants were evaluated using diverse measures of ADL levels and two techniques for evaluating learning potential. Results showed that a higher level of cognitive plasticity was associated with greater functional independence in daily living.

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